Will the Crypto Crash Affect GPU Prices and Availability?

If you've been following crypto news, you'll have heard about the price crash for many major coins, including Bitcoin and Ethereum. This fall in value has led several miners to sell their equipment—mainly GPUs—as the operational cost no longer makes sense at crypto's reduced price. MUO – Feed
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What Is the Filter Bubble Transparency Act and How Will It Affect You

Lawmakers want to change the way social media apps set up their feeds, which could ultimately change the way you experience these apps. MUO – Feed
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What Is the EARN IT Bill and How Will It Affect Digital Privacy?

Every so often, a government puts forward a bill that threatens our privacy on the internet. One of these is the American EARN IT bill, which caused discontent amongst privacy enthusiasts due to potentially making privacy a thing of the past. Let’s explore what the EARN IT bill is, what it’s trying to achieve, and
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How Could the GDPR Affect Smart Home Devices? 2 Examples of Downed Services

Everyone’s being flooded with emails about privacy policy updates thanks to a new data protection law (GDPR) that went into effect in late May 2018. The GDPR has affected almost every business that exists online, even those that mainly operate outside of the EU. While it’s still unclear how large the ramifications of the GDPR
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How the UK’s Snooper’s Charter Could Affect the Whole World

The Investigatory Powers Bill, better known as the “Snooper’s Charter”, is here. Right now, it’s the pinnacle of mass state surveillance with its most notable feature forcing telecommunications companies to keep all data about its customers for at least 12 months. And having to hand them over to public bodies without the latter’s justification. While “bigger”
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What Are Metering Modes and How Do They Affect Your Photos?

Getting the perfect exposure on a photo requires a lot of things to come together, including the correct aperture and shutter speed, the state of ambient light, and effective metering. Metering is one of the things that beginner photographers often don’t understand very well, but it can make a huge difference to your photos, so
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